The Sheriff’s Office says the shooting happened at about 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Deputies went to the 1700 block of Creole Street in LaPlace after receiving a report of gunshots.

Upon arrival, deputies learned that a man was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest.

The man who the Sheriff’s Office did not identify is in guarded condition, it says.

The Sheriff’s Office says progress in the case has been hindered by lack of cooperation by the victim, and it asks anyone with information regarding the shooting to call the Sheriff’s Office at 985-359-TIPS or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.